The Perseids Peak Friday

Plus: Happy National Book Lovers Day [Click here to read this email in a browser]( [Alternate text] This week, not one but two things are happening that I'm so excited about I just have to share. One will occur late Friday night, and that's the peak of [the annual Perseid meteor shower](. Famous for producing particularly dramatic fireballs, it's one of the best meteor showers there is, and definitely worth staying up late for—after all, Mother Nature was kind enough to schedule it on a weekend this year. The other is happening today, so don't let it pass you by: It's National Book Lovers Day. Yes, my fellow fans of the printed word, we have our own day and figuring out a way to observe it is a no brainer: [Visit a favorite bookstore](. Crack open a good book, fiction or [nonfiction](. Just generally [surround yourself with books]( and don't let good weather stand in your way; you can always take your tome outside if you have to. Yours in page-turning, —Nicole Clausing, digital producer and newsletter editor STORY OF THE WEEK [Don’t Miss the Year’s Most Dramatic Meteor Shower]( The possibility of seeing a rare fireball enter the atmosphere is a good reason to stay up late this week. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( TRAVEL [I'm an image]( [The Most Instagrammable Bookshops in the West]( A good bookshop stokes the imagination in more ways than one. Add these literary gems to your list of places to stalk [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( HOME & DESIGN [Ways to Decorate with Books]( Turn your home library into decor with these decorative ideas for books [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( FOOD & DRINK [I'm an image]( [Family-Friendly Recipes from Waffles + Mochi's New Kids Cookbook]( The hit Netflix cooking show adapted its episodes into a cookbook for kids of all ages! [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( GARDEN [The Last Bookstore—Beloved Selfie Destination—Has a New Photogenic Cousin]( People flock to the famous book tunnel at the Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles to create the ultimate bookstore self-portrait. Now there’s a new tunnel in town, and it’s made of plants. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [Alternate text](sunset.com/subscribe) Subscribe to Sunset! [Get one year of your favorite magazine](sunset.com/subscribe)—print and digital editions, plus access to our smartphone app, our Sunset Western Garden ebook, and more—for just $24.95! That's over 53% off the newsstand price. [Subscribe Now](sunset.com/subscribe) [Member Center]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( Copyright 2022 S Media International Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.